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| Website Miracle: Pope Francis paves way for canonization of Carlo Acutis, first millennial saint |
| 2024-05-24 |
| [FoxNews] Pope Francis issued a decree on Thursday announcing the recognition of a miracle attributed to Bl. Carlo Acutis — clearing the way for the Italian teenager's canonization in the near future. Pope Francis, along with Cardinal Marcello Semaro, prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, announced the recognition of the miracle along with news that three others will be deliberated for canonization. "Many Catholics around the world are overjoyed at the news that Carlo Acutis will be declared a saint," Courtney Mares, Vatican journalist and author of the book "Blessed Carlo Acutis: A Saint in Sneakers," told Fox News Digital on Thursday. Acutis, born on May 3, 1991, in London, was a devout Catholic who created a website to document Eucharistic miracles, Fox News Digital previously reported. He died on Oct. 12, 2006, in Monza, Italy, shortly after a leukemia diagnosis. He was 15. After his death, his website and legacy lived on — and in 2013 a miracle attributed to his intercession was approved and recognized by the Vatican. He was beatified, or given the title "Blessed," in Oct. 2020. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #4 Re #2. He's being called 'Blessed' because of his intercession in a miraculous healing. Per the article: "This latest miracle attributed to Acutis involved the healing of a young woman from Costa Rica who suffered a serious head injury in a bike accident. On July 8, 2022, Liliana [the girl's mother] prayed at Blessed Carlo’s tomb in Assisi, leaving a letter describing her plea. Six days earlier, on July 2, her daughter Valeria had fallen from her bicycle in Florence, where she was attending university," said Vatican News. The girl suffered "severe head trauma" in the accident, said Vatican News; doctors had to remove part of her skull to relieve pressure on her brain. They were not optimistic that she would survive. Liliana's secretary, who was devoted to Acutis, began praying for his intercession, said Vatican News. The day after she visited his tomb, the injured girl began to breathe on her own — and her recovery continued at a rapid, inexplicable pace. The girl made a full recovery and required only a week of rehabilitation. On July 18, a CAT scan proved that her hemorrhaging had disappeared, and on Aug. 11 Valeria was moved to rehabilitation therapy," said Vatican News. She made a full recovery and required only a week of rehabilitation. She herself made a pilgrimage to Acutis' tomb on Sept. 2, said Vatican News. |
| Posted by: Slert Ebbolumble9518 2024-05-24 20:35 |
| #3 It is somewhat miraculous these days to find a devout young person. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2024-05-24 08:44 |
| #2 They made the kid a saint because he created a website? Please tell me I am reading this wrong. I realize some may find HTML mysterious and ineffable, but it's not exactly DaVinci Code. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2024-05-24 08:39 |
| #1 And see, I was expecting the Bee... |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2024-05-24 08:06 |